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GME/21/5 - Vibration of machines, vehicles and structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines | Characteristics and design of machines, apparatus, equipment | Wind turbine energy systems | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Mechanical systems and components | Graphical symbols. Specific equipment | Rotary-reciprocating mechanisms | Generating sets | Accommodation spaces | Metrology and measurement. | Shipbuilding and marine structures. General standards | Buildings. General | Bridge construction | Vibration and shock. Human beings | Testing. Mechanical | Shafts | Seismic and vibration protection | Road construction | Hydraulic energy engineering | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines | Rails and railway components | Noise. Transport

Overview: Under the direction of GME/21, is responsible for the UK input into ISO/TC 108/SC 2 and certain SC 2 working groups of and for standards related to measurement, evaluation and control of vibration and shock in machines, vehicles and structures (e.g. gas turbines, ships. and pumps)

Committee standards activity

In Progress (18)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 14837-33 Mechanical vibration — Groundborne noise and vibration arising from rail systems — Part 33: Guideline on field measurements to evaluate performance of mitigation measures

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
ISO/PWI TS 14837-34 Mechanical vibration -- Ground-borne noise and vibration arising from rail systems -- Part 34: Characterizing irregularity of the running surfaces with respect to vibration excitation

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines

Proposal begins : 2021-02-17 		Proposal
ISO/PWI 13373-8 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines -- Vibration condition monitoring -- Part 8: Diagnostic techniques for industrial pumps

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Pumps

Proposal begins : 2023-12-05 		Proposal
ISO/NP TS 14837-5 Mechanical vibration -- Groundborne noise and vibration arising from rail systems -- Part 5: Guideline on evaluating the insertion gain of track support systems

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Engineering | Railway engineering | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment | Civil engineering | Civil engineering. General | Earthworks. Excavations. Foundation construction. Underground works

Proposal begins : 2023-08-03 		Proposal
ISO/NP TS 14837-5 Mechanical vibration -- Groundborne noise and vibration arising from rail systems -- Part 5: Guideline on evaluating the insertion gain of track support systems

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Railway engineering | Railway/cableway construction and maintenance equipment | Manufacturing | Civil engineering | Earthworks. Excavations. Foundation construction. Underground works

Proposal begins : 2023-08-03 		Proposal
ISO/NP 20816-21 - Mechanical vibration - Measurement and evaluation of machine vibration - Part 21 - Horizontal axis wind turbines

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Vibration and shock

Proposal begins : 2021-12-06 		Proposal
ISO/NP 13373-10 Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines -- Vibration condition monitoring -- Part 10: Diagnostic techniques for electric generators over 50 MVA

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Measurement and Science | Metrology and measurement | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Rotating machinery | Rotating machines. Components | Generators | Generating sets

Proposal begins : 2020-11-18 		Proposal
BS ISO 22266-1 BS ISO 22266-1 Mechanical vibration - Torsional vibration of rotating machinery. Part 1: Land-based steam and gas turbine generator sets in excess of 50 MW

Categories: Unclassified documents

Approval begins : 2016-09-16 		Approval
BS ISO 21940-31 Mechanical vibration — Rotor balancing — Part 31: Susceptibility and sensitivity of machines to unbalance

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS ISO 21940-14 Mechanical vibration — Rotor balancing —. Part 14: Procedures for assessing balance errors

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines

Drafting begins : 2025-08-27 		Drafting
Published (42)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 14837-34:2024 Mechanical vibration. Ground-borne noise and vibration arising from rail systems. Characterizing irregularity of the running surfaces with respect to vibration excitation

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Rails and railway components

Published standard begins : 2024-11-19 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 19201:2013 Mechanical vibration. Methodology for selecting appropriate machinery vibration standards

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock

Published standard begins : 2013-07-15 		Published standard
BS ISO 8608:2016 Mechanical vibration. Road surface profiles. Reporting of measured data

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Road construction

Published standard begins : 2016-11-14 		Published standard
BS ISO 7919-3:2009+A1:2017 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on rotating shafts. Coupled industrial machines

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Generating sets

Published standard begins : 2018-01-23 		Published standard
BS ISO 5348:2021 Mechanical vibration and shock. Mechanical mounting of accelerometers

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock

Published standard begins : 2021-02-05 		Published standard
BS ISO 4866:2010 Mechanical vibration and shock. Vibration of fixed structures. Guidelines for the measurement of vibrations and evaluation of their effects on structures

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Seismic and vibration protection

Published standard begins : 2010-04-15 		Published standard
BS ISO 22266-1:2022 Mechanical vibration. Torsional vibration of rotating machinery. Evaluation of steam and gas turbine generator sets due to electrical excitation

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Generating sets

Published standard begins : 2022-08-12 		Published standard
BS ISO 21940-32:2012 Mechanical vibration. Rotor balancing. Shaft and fitment key convention

Categories: Shafts | Balancing and balancing machines

Published standard begins : 2012-06-06 		Published standard
BS ISO 21940-31:2013 Mechanical vibration. Rotor balancing. Susceptibility and sensitivity of machines to unbalance

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines

Published standard begins : 2013-08-30 		Published standard
BS ISO 21940-23:2012 Mechanical vibration. Rotor balancing. Enclosures and other protective measures for the measuring station of balancing machines

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines

Published standard begins : 2012-06-27 		Published standard
Withdrawn (31)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 7919-5:2005 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on rotating shafts. Machine sets in hydraulic power generating and pumping plants

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Generating sets

Withdrawn begins : 2018-07-24 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 7919-4:2009+A1:2017 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on rotating shafts. Gas turbine sets with fluid-film bearings

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines

Withdrawn begins : 2018-06-21 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 7919-4:2009 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on rotating shafts. Gas turbine sets with fluid-film bearings

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines

Withdrawn begins : 2017-10-25 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 7919-3:2009 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on rotating shafts. Coupled industrial machines

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock

Withdrawn begins : 2018-01-23 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 7919-2:2009 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on rotating shafts. Land-based steam turbines and generators in excess of 50 MW with normal operating speeds of 1500 r/min, 1800 r/min, 3000 r/min and 3600 r/min

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines | Generating sets

Withdrawn begins : 2017-09-15 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 7919-2:2001 Mechanical vibration of non-reciprocating machines. Measurements on rotating shafts and evaluation criteria. Land-based steam turbines and generators in excess of 50 MW with normal operating speeds of 1500 r/min, 1800 r/min, 3000 r/min and 3600 r/min

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines | Generating sets

Withdrawn begins : 2009-11-24 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 7475:2002 Mechanical vibration. Balancing machines. Enclosures and other protective measures for the measuring station

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines

Withdrawn begins : 2012-06-27 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 2953:1999 Mechanical vibration. Balancing machines. Description and evaluation

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines

Withdrawn begins : 2012-07-23 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 22266-1:2009 Mechanical vibration. Torsional vibration of rotating machinery. Land-based steam and gas turbine generator sets in excess of 50 MW

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Generating sets

Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-12 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 21940-21:2012 Mechanical vibration. Rotor balancing. Description and evaluation of balancing machines

Categories: Balancing and balancing machines

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-30 		Withdrawn